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Crazy Video: Sports Reporter Nearly Run Over During Live Report

The White SUVs just keeps backing up, and backing up…until thud!

But KGTV-10’s Sports Reporter Ben Higgins doesn’t skip a beat–he continues his report about the NCAA basketball tournament unfazed, eventually saying,  as you can see in this version of the clip, “back live here in Tucson, and just barely….”

What a professional.

His camera operator, whom Higgins credits with saving his life, luckily jumped in to stop the car.

Crazy Video: Sports Reporter Nearly Run Over During Live Report

Comments (41)

  • ooghost1oo
    Posted on March 20, 2011 at 1:42am

    Save his life? Pssh. Whatever.

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  • Suzee
    Posted on March 20, 2011 at 12:59am

    the environMENTALs will say it is because those SUVs are EVIL, EVIL, EVIL i tell ya.
    A few years ago, it was always about the SUV, if there was any accident, never the driver operating it.

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  • dontbotherme
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 10:37pm

    I’m whispering this… I almost ran over my husband like this once. I was backing out of the garage. There is a big blind spot in these vehicles (which we no longer have). He was NOT CALM about the ordeal. He punched the back of the vehicle really hard, just like this guy’s photographer did. We never speak of this.

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  • Fina Biscotti
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 6:21pm

    This SUV was backing up – too long a distance – for it to be an accident.

    There is no way the driver did not see this reporter –

    unless they were talking on their cell phone while driving.

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  • jeff714
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 2:32pm

    Quick warden,check OJ’s cell!!!!

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  • topperj
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 12:41pm

    It was nice of his cameraman to NOT do anything about helping. Anything for the shot, right?

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    • CygnusX1
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 1:55pm

      @TOPPERJ – Did you have an A.D.D. moment or did you even watch the same video I just did?

      The reporter specifically thanked his camera operator “Jeff LaValley” for stopping the SUV. Camera is clearly on a tripod. Cameraman was likely watching the scene unfold in the view finder then stepped from behind the camera to stop the SUV. It is very clear that the reporter had no idea what was going on until after the cameraman stopped the SUV and the reporter then saw the SUV behind him.

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  • dlspiece
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 11:23am

    Did anybody really watch the video? He is not on the street. He is on the walkpath, its just a wide one. The idiot driver is backing up the walkpath. Which with all these comparisons to government today fits well, our idiots in government have been driving backwards uphill on a wide path without watching for danger or slowing down, soon we will crash.

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  • teddrunk
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 8:15am

    Ghost of Ted driving an intern somewhere?

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  • Ialmostforgot
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 8:03am

    I guess he could have used one of those cameras that get implanted in the back of your head!

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  • HTuttle
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 7:57am

    Tinted windows. Obviously dope smugglers.

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 7:45am

    Smokin’ anchorwoman!

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  • tbear44
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 6:16am

    Granted, standing in the middle of the street to give a report is not the brightest idea, but who backs up that far without looking behind them? Probably talkin’ on a cellphone.

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  • sonseeker
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 1:14am

    @THATSARAP
    I didn’t know I liked rap…well said

    Report Post » sonseeker  
  • mossbrain
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 12:58am

    You can see the drivers face in the side mirror when he stops, it’s the face of a jackass.

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  • Cherynn
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 12:55am

    Mirrors are useful tools, you can see who you are about to back over.

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  • Tnredneck
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 12:28am

    The driver was mad cause the aztecks won. Suprisedthe pc crowd isn’t calling for a change in the nick name like they did with the Marquette warriors. It does look like it was done on purpose though.

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 7:28am

      Exactly…the “Golden Eagles”…what a wimpy game……I remember the Warriors..and the Tom Tom drums

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  • commonsenseguy
    Posted on March 19, 2011 at 12:23am

    if that is how they celebrate a win,i would not wont to be around when they lose. man,that s u v backed along ways back,must have had a grudge against the reporter, nah,if that was the case,he would be laid out right now, something happen for this idiot to do some thing this crazy.

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  • Showtime
    Posted on March 18, 2011 at 11:39pm

    He must have been talking about the team that Obama didn’t pick!

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    • marine249
      Posted on March 18, 2011 at 11:48pm

      you are right on

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    • So
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 11:59am

      What was up with the driver? Why was he backing up so far? Where was he going? And surely the driver was watching where he was backing. The driver’s actions were really fishy.

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  • joseph Fawcett
    Posted on March 18, 2011 at 11:37pm

    Opps!!!

    http://www.josephfawcettart.com western artist

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    • walkwithme1966
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 12:23am

      That was actually rather funny – sorry but I am laughing!!! http://wp.me/pYLB7-KX

      Report Post » walkwithme1966  
    • commonsenseguy
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 12:29am

      walkwithme1966— this idiot was in the road ,so i guess the driver had to go really bad to do some thing like this,or maybe it was a ticked off girl friend who knows, but he was still in the road.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 1:02am

      Main thing is someone still had the ability to notice, at the last second, and stop the driver of the SUV from running the guy and the cameraman down.

      Report Post » Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}  
  • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
    Posted on March 18, 2011 at 11:34pm

    It was Larry O Donnel, he is trying to take out all competition.

    Report Post » Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra  
    • chalybravo
      Posted on March 18, 2011 at 11:45pm

      I was thinking the same thing! He can’t even do that right either… Sad sad man

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on March 18, 2011 at 11:45pm

      It was David Patterson. He doesn’t get a driver anymore

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    • mattsanz
      Posted on March 18, 2011 at 11:46pm

      Please answer and ask these three questions. 1) Is Govt evil ? “Government is force; like fire.” George Washington 2) Can… evil do good ? “Power always thinks… that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all his laws.” …John A……dams
      3) If evil attempts to do good, do you support it ? “United States of America does more good in the world than any other Nation”..Blind Patriots…..Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
      Thomas Paine

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    • marine249
      Posted on March 18, 2011 at 11:55pm

      MATTSANZ

      point

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    • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 12:05am

      @mattsanz
      So, the guy in the SUV is govt. and they are trying to slowly trying to run us over?

      @Thats A rap
      And you are saying that like the sports reporter, we must refound ourselves after the SUV evitl govt. knocks us off our spot.

      Got it, that makes if relevent to this discussion.

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 12:06am

      Why is this Guy standing in the street in the first place??? DUMB

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 12:16am

      This is one case of literally needing to “Watch your back” and thankfully someone was for him.

      Report Post » Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}  
    • broker0101
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 12:25am

      So, armed with the knowledge of a global conspiracy to create world-wide civil unrest and bring about the demise of the United States of America as founded, Glenn Beck’s internet mouthpiece uses His resources to report on that which is REALLY important – again.

      Report Post » broker0101  
    • PrfctlyFrank
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 8:27am

      Hey, the guy never missed a beat did he? True professionalism at work there.. Thats a reporter that can stay on task..

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    • Chesterlab
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 10:14am

      And the only way he can do that is to run over them with a 4,000 lb car, because Larry O’Donnell is an empty suit.

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    • newspapertaxis
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 6:51pm

      I was thinking Janet Napolitano looking for the Mexican Border.

      Report Post » newspapertaxis  
    • newspapertaxis
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 6:52pm

      Or Joe Biden looking for a train station.

      Report Post » newspapertaxis  
    • newspapertaxis
      Posted on March 19, 2011 at 6:53pm

      Or Michelle sneaking out for some Krispy Kreme donuts.

      Report Post » newspapertaxis  

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